“These 2012 results have come hand-in-hand with strong cost containment efforts”
in Gran Via de Carles III in Barcelona, which has a capacity of 1,097 parking spaces. Saba also was awarded the management of the new car park at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), with 151 parking spaces, and the controlled parking zone of Blanes (Girona), with 2,643 parking spaces, for a 10-year period. We should also mention that in 2012 Saba and the Council of Rome signed the agreement for the development and new extention of the Villa Borghese car park, which will turn this site into a metropolitan hub, making it the industry’s most groundbreaking project in Europe. As for 2013, Saba has already closed several agreements, such as the award of the 9-year contract to manage the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital car park in Lisbon, with 800 parking spaces, so now the company manages more than 20,000 parking spaces in Portugal. Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona), with the concession of two car parks for 15 years, and La Seu d’Urgell (LLeida), with the award of the controlled parking zone for 9 years, have added another 1,000 parking spaces to our car park network.
And in terms of logistics parks? Josep Martínez Vila: As far as logistics parks go, 2012 was a year in which we strove to position the new brand and worked tirelessly to associate it with a service quality materialized in adapting to customers’ needs and expectations and the strategic location of Saba’s assets. In a depressed macroeconomic environment and the fifth year in a row of falling revenue in the Spanish real estate and logistics industry, Saba has managed to increase the occupancy of its logistics parks. For instance, in 2012 we signed a total of 44 contracts with new clients, most notably the French multinational Michelin, with 25,000 square meters, which leased space at the Penedès CPL logistics park (Barcelona). In addition, 51 clients representing a surface area of 150,000 square meters, either extended their contracts or leased more space. These include Zeleris, BrightPoint, Norbert Dentressangle and Rhenus Logistics. I would also highlight the fact that the Toulouse logistics platform was enlarged by 10,000 m2, adding to the 20,000
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